Ok, I will admit it to. I went thru the "afghan phase" post GSD's. (I think this was my first introduction to "hair' and never looked back). I had a blue dog that was a son of Ch. Kabik's Sky Cruiser and a Creme son of Ch. Elmo's Tutankhamun (sp) that was a sister to Kevin and Barbara Cassidays Ch. Casbar's Sugar and Spice aka "Cinnamon". Loved the grooming, loved the hair, loved the wrapping and so on.. I think thats what led me to standard poodles. Great dogs, they lived with me for a long time and one day Alex *the blue dog* laid down on his pillow and didnt get up again. Smart, kinda goofy and a bit stubborn and needy, but pretty... kinda like all my dates. What I think is unique is all the Afghan people like Karen Wagner (Pahlavi), the Cassidy's and Peter Belmont have switched to the "hairless breeds" like Chinese Cresteds and Chinese Shar-Pei's. Interesting Mike --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================